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BARC Rating: News18 India continues to hold leadership position, garners 75,275 AMA’000s
Mumbai: As per the latest data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), News18 India has again topped the Hindi news genre. With 75,275 AMA’000s, News18 India bagged the top position, leaving Aaj Tak on No.2 spot. (BARC | Metric: AMA’000s | TG: NCCS All 15+ | Period: Wk 17’23, 24 Hrs, All Days | Market: HSM | TV viewership)
According to BARC ratings, News18 India has captured 75,275 AMA’000s, and is followed by Aaj Tak with 75,032 AMA’000s. Whereas, Republic Bharat and India TV stood at 74,505 and 70,919 AMA’000s, respectively.
News18 India has continuously topped viewership charts for almost a year now.
With the most robust line up of Prime Time shows & anchors in the news genre, News18 India presents shows that offer unmatched perspective and also decode the news to make it easily comprehensible. This results in tremendous resonance for News18 India with the audience.
To maintain its competitive edge, News18 India invests in editorial resources, state-of-the-art studios, and a vast ground network of reporters. As a result, News18 India brand has gained significant traction on YouTube as well as social media platforms.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
